On Mon, 2003-09-08 at 16:16, Colgrove, George wrote:
> I agree with Chris. I used Outlook express even though it is risky
> business. I just kept up on the updates. With the exception of one very
> harmful virus that came through (requiring a complete reinstall of
> everything) I haven't had any problems in the 4 years I've used it.
That made me laugh, a complete re-install is a serious problem :)
[sni]
> The best thing is it's (YES! VERY BASIC) spam removal capabilities. It
> has been darned near perfect in guessing what spam is. And if you
> want some spam (like Tiger Direct is one of my favorites) it remembers
> this as well.
Actually Mozilla/Netscape's spam detection code isn't simple, it just
looks simple. From the user's point of view, you just press "This is
spam" when you get spam. Internally, its using Bayesian algorithms to
find common patterns and elements in the messages which you mark as
spam -- the email client "learns" what spam looks like. This has an
advantage over traditional spam filters in that it adapts as spam
messages change.
> Don't take my word for it, it's free for the taking so try it out
> yourself. (When I say Netscape, I suspect Mozilla could be used as an
> interchangeable term).
I recommend every uses Mozilla instead of Netscape. Netscape versions
are slightly older than the Mozilla releases when they come out, and the
only changes Netscape make are branding -- i.e. they throw the words
"AOL" and "Netscape" everywhere.
Ross
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